My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: Arkansas
Hi all,
When I was 18, I was charged with two counts of statutory rape which were dealt down to two counts of Aggravated assault. These were accompanied by a Five Year Suspended Sentence and a small fine. I'm 22 now, with my suspended sentence almost up. I want to go back to college to get a degree in Education (I want to teach college students or high school students Japanese).
If I get my record expunged, can I become a teacher in AR?
Special notes - My plea bargain paper had the following written on it before it was filed; "We have no problem with expungement after the suspended sentence has been fulfilled". This was hand written by the prosecutor as demanded by my lawyer. Even though my two felonies are violent, they have on record that they wouldn't mind expunging them. I've never even been pulled over. I was lied to when I was 17 by a girl. A birthday passes and she gets mad. BAM. Felony.
So, what do you guys think? Teaching has always been my dream...

